GET ACCESS TO HAWKEN CLOSED BETA!

The first installment arrives through comiXology Nov. 14, 2012
and features an exclusive code guaranteeing access to the third
closed beta event of the HAWKEN video gameLos Angeles, CA - New York, NY - Seattle, WA - (Nov. 14,
2012) – Award-winning graphic novel publisher
Archaia Entertainment and free-to-play video game publisher Meteor
Entertainment have teamed up with comiXology to debut four, free
exclusive digital preview issues of
HAWKEN: GENESIS, a hardcover graphic novel based on the
highly anticipated online video game,
HAWKEN! Today marks the release of the
first exclusive preview
throughout comiXology's revolutionary digital comics platform
available available across
iPhone,
iPad,
Android,
Kindle Fire, and
the Web. This exclusive
digital preview includes a special access code for
HAWKEN’s third closed beta event, happening November
20th – December 6th 2012. Adhesive and Meteor have been so
thankful for the fan feedback in the first two closed betas they
couldn’t wait to extend the invite to the graphic novel
audience.

The
HAWKEN: GENESIS full-length graphic novel arrives March
2013 and will be published by Archaia Entertainment. This
hard-hitting OGN establishes and explores the exciting world of
Illal, the backdrop for the
HAWKEN video game universe. Developed alongside Khang Le
(Project Offset, Flight), the game’s Creative Director and
lead conceptual designer of Adhesive Games, and featuring the
talent of some of the industry’s top conceptual artists,
comic illustrators, and painters,
HAWKEN: GENESIS is both a prequel and sourcebook to the
epic warfare players will experience firsthand in the
HAWKEN video game. Readers will get an amazing look at the
vast post-apocalyptic mythology behind
HAWKEN and follow the stories of the pivotal individuals
that determine Illal's fate!

“Adhesive Games and Meteor Entertainment have developed
such a unique and enticing war-torn future,” said Wes Harris,
Meteor’s Vice President, Transmedia Publishing. “This
digital release is a great way to expand our transmedia partnership
with Archaia through comiXology while providing great opportunities
for our fans to get access to the closed beta of the
game.”

“Exploring the origin of that war and the dynamic,
powerful personalities that set the political drama in motion was
as exciting to create as it is to read,” added Jack Cummins,
President & COO of Archaia. “We’re thrilled to
premiere this material in digital form through comiXology and
can’t wait to release the full graphic novel for eager
HAWKEN fans.”

HAWKEN is the award-winning, multiplayer,
first-person-shooter (FPS) game for PC published by Meteor
Entertainment.
HAWKEN puts players in the pilot seat of a futuristic war
machine. Going into open beta on 12.12.12 (December 12th), players
can customize and upgrade their mechs from a wealth of accessories
and styles. Players can then join their friends on the battlefield
to rain destruction across
HAWKEN’s beautiful and immersive landscapes. And
most exciting of all,
HAWKEN is FREE-TO-PLAY. Players can visit
www.PlayHawken.com to register.

Three more exclusive digital previews will premiere monthly only
through comiXology, and ultimately leading to the hardcover’s
release this March.

Archaia is a multi-award-winning graphic novel publisher with
more than 75 renowned publishing brands, including such domestic
and international hits as Mouse Guard, Jim Henson’s Tale of
Sand, Return of the Dapper Men, Rust, Bolivar, Gunnerkrigg Court,
Old City Blues, Awakening, The Killer, Tumor, Syndrome, Artesia,
and an entire line of The Jim Henson Company graphic novels such as
The Dark Crystal, The Storyteller, and Fraggle Rock. Archaia has
built an unparalleled reputation for producing meaningful content
that perpetually transforms minds, building one of the
industry’s most visually stunning and eclectic slates of
graphic novels. Archaia was named Graphic Novel Publisher of the
Year by Ain’t it Cool News, Comic Related, and Graphic
Policy, which honored the publisher two years in a row. Archaia was
honored with nine 2011 Eisner Awards nominations and two Awards for
Best Graphic Album and Best Anthology. In 2012, Archaia has been
further honored with six Harvey Award nominations, two Harvey
Awards, six Eisner nominations and three Eisner Awards, and both
Gold and Silver awards from ForeWord Reviews. In addition to
publications, Archaia has successfully emerged as a prolific
storyteller in all facets of the entertainment industry, extending
their popular brands into film, television, gaming, and branded
digital media. For more information, visit the Archaia website at
www.archaia.com.

About Meteor Entertainment

Based in Seattle, WA, Meteor Entertainment is a newly formed
videogame publisher focused on successfully publishing F2P games
globally, with an emphasis on compelling content and setting the
standard for customer service and community engagement.
Meteor’s 12.12.12 open beta of HAWKEN, created by Adhesive
Games, will be its first tent pole title. To learn more about
Meteor Entertainment visit
www.meteor-ent.com.

About comiXology:

Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people
everywhere, comiXology has revolutionized the comic book and
graphic novel world. With the development of the comiXology digital
comics platform - with buy-once, read-anywhere availability across
across
iPhone,
iPad,
Android,
Kindle Fire,
Windows 8 and
the Web— comiXology
provides the easiest way worldwide for people to enjoy comics
anywhere they happen to be! Regularly ranking as the top grossing
iPad app in the entire iTunes App Store, comiXology is one of the
leading drivers of the iPad economy. Providing the most digital
comics on the most devices, comiXology will not stop until everyone
on the face of the planet has been turned into a comic book
fan.

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